Yea!! I think it'll happen! The scary question that remains is, at what point are they going to have a great album or tour where they don't make a DVD (like BC&SL) just because they've done so many? I fear that point, but I don't think this tour will be it.

I'd imagine a blu ray that has the concert with cuts to the video that'll go along showing the story and then a bonus feature of just watching the video along with the live music.

That would be awesomen, perhaps with a making of TA album behind the scenes. It think it might be wise if they are keeping quiet about filming right now, so it doesn't divert attention from actually going and seeing them on tour.

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I'll go out on a limb and say that I'd love a DVD from this tour, but please, no orchestra this time around. They've already done that twice. This should be captured the way it is performed all around the world - no special different additions.

I can see an interactive live/animation dvd, possibly with an orchestra and choir. But logistically this woud probably be hell to direct and record. Sort of like the live Operation Mindcrime dvd they put out.

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Octavarium was recorded with an orchestra, Illumination was recorded with an orchestra and choir, The Astonishing was recorded with an orchestra and choir... that's how those songs were meant to be heard. I want that live on a blu ray, heck I want it live on tour even though I know that is not a reality.

I was gonna say something similar... If they did the orchestra and/or choir, it would be the 4th DVD in a row to feature that

But of all of them, it would probably be most appropriate. More-so than the BT4W one, which honestly sounds like we're hearing more of the pre-recorded track anyway (I could definitely be wrong about this though).

I think an Orchestra would be quite appropriate. I surely don't see them playing with an Orchestra or Choir a "Gimmick" It's how the music was written.

Exactly. If it is appropriate to the music, it is not a "gimmick."

Yes and no. When bands decide to do that, they tend to go all in. So the orchestra is there for the parts that need it, then gets shoehorned into other places so they don't just sit around like a bunch of dorks. Parts of 8V and 6D certainly benefited from the orchestra. The rest of those songs had unnecessary orchestral parts added in and that is gimmicky. Then you get into Metroplis, and it was thrown in where it didn't belong to the detriment of the song.

If they're going to do it here I'd only be interested in the orchestra being faithful to the album, and that probably means having a bunch of people on stage for 2+hrs while playing only bits and pieces here and there. Otherwise it would be gimmicky.

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I think an Orchestra would be quite appropriate. I surely don't see them playing with an Orchestra or Choir a "Gimmick" It's how the music was written.

Exactly. If it is appropriate to the music, it is not a "gimmick."

Yes and no. When bands decide to do that, they tend to go all in. So the orchestra is there for the parts that need it, then gets shoehorned into other places so they don't just sit around like a bunch of dorks. Parts of 8V and 6D certainly benefited from the orchestra. The rest of those songs had unnecessary orchestral parts added in and that is gimmicky. Then you get into Metroplis, and it was thrown in where it didn't belong to the detriment of the song.

If they're going to do it here I'd only be interested in the orchestra being faithful to the album, and that probably means having a bunch of people on stage for 2+hrs while playing only bits and pieces here and there. Otherwise it would be gimmicky.

Well that's your opinion on Metropolis. I personally think that's the best version of the song thanks to the orchestra, but agreed in the fact that it becomes a gimmick at that point, I just happen to enjoy it.

I would imagine they would be faithful to the album use of the orchestra and not add more, I mean, if they wanted to add more why isn't it on the album?

I don't recall any orchestral parts on the album version of WIMH/TTTSTA? And I don't think many would consider it an asset to the song.

Eh, I can't speak to this because 6DOIT is really not my favorite thing by DT so adding orchestral moments doesn't add anything for me in that song. I was mostly speaking in regards to Metropolis since I really enjoy the Score version of that song, I thought the added orchestration was great. I also think for a song like that, a change is cool since they play that song all of the time. My view on 6DOIT disc 2 is probably for the controversial opinions thread.

Mmm one concern when filming this is going to be the intense lighting...must be hell to film through that.

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It might be difficult to capture everything on DVD, the band, orchestra, choir, light show, videos ... nevertheless I think they have to make a DVD of this show. Perhaps they should concentrate on the band/orchestra/choir and make the videos (with the live music) a bonus?

It might be difficult to capture everything on DVD, the band, orchestra, choir, light show, videos ... nevertheless I think they have to make a DVD of this show. Perhaps they should concentrate on the band/orchestra/choir and make the videos (with the live music) a bonus?

I would like a multiangle BR where one of the angles would be showing the screens with DT in front. Not sure I would want just the video without the context.